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Where Are DIY Movers Relocating in Canada

The Tyee: Audio Edition ·

2025/01/16

Statistics released earlier this week by U.S. moving company U-Haul show that Alberta and B.C. remained the top provincial destinations in Canada last year for people using rented trucks and trailers to relocate their lives. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published Jan. 16, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/16/Where-DIY-Movers-Relocating-Canada/

Checked: Did Justin Trudeau Create a Canadian Crime Wave

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2025/01/16

“We will have the biggest crackdown on crime in Canadian history,” Poilievre told Jordan Peterson. This revived a common line of attack Poilievre has against the PM: that he’s “created a crime wave with reckless catch-and-release policies.” Olamide Olaniyan reports. Olamide is an associate editor at The Tyee. Published Jan. 16, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/16/Checked-Justin-Trudeau-Crime-Wave/

Nurses Who Refused COVID Vaccine Lose a Fight with...

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2025/01/15

A group of B.C. nurses have lost another round in their long battle against job losses for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Isaac Phan Nay reports. Isaac is The Tyee's labour reporter. Published Jan. 15, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/15/Nurses-Who-Refused-COVID-Vaccine-Lose-Fight-Union/

Trump Is Wrong. The US Does Not Subsidize Canada

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2025/01/15

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has pledged to impose immediate across-the-board 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, even higher tariffs on China and tariffs on other countries as well. He says they will start with executive orders on Monday, his inauguration day. Jim Stanford writes. Jim is economist and director of the Centre for Future Work in Vancouver, and author of the recent report “Who’s Subsidizing Whom? Myth and Reality about the Canada-U.S. Trade Balance.” Published Jan. 15,

Stephen Harper on Poilievre, Trump and ‘Far Left’...

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2025/01/15

Let’s take a closer look at Stephen Harper’s ties to Pierre Poilievre and what his comments can tell us about the current political moment. Jen St. Denis writes. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published Jan. 15, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/01/15/Stephen-Harper-Poilievre-Trump-Far-Left-Liberals/

Please Advise! Can I Trust Our Political Leaders

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2025/01/14

“Your average Nazi or Proud Boy didn’t even see colour until woke liberals invented identity politics. But under Poilievre, no more of that.” Steve Burgess writes. Steve writes about politics and culture for The Tyee. Published Jan. 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/01/14/Please-Advise-Political-Leaders/

How Could Florence Girard Starve to Death in a CLBC...

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2025/01/14

Florence Girard, a woman with Down syndrome, starved to death in the care of a British Columbia government-funded home share provider. A coroner’s inquest that began Monday is examining her death and looking for ways to avoid future tragedies. Andrew MacLeod, Tyee legislative bureau chief, reports. Published Jan. 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/14/Florence-Girard-Inquest/

If You Call 911 at an Overdose, Can You Face Arrest...

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2025/01/14

Canada’s highest court is meeting today to decide whether or not someone who calls 911 to report a drug overdose can be arrested for having drugs on them. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Jan. 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/14/If-You-Call-911-Overdose-Can-You-Face-Arrest/

Danielle Smith’s Middle Finger to ‘Team Canada’

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2025/01/14

So much for the “Team Canada” approach. Premier Danielle Smith’s trip to Mar-a-Lago to meet Trump was a solo trip: no other Canadian politician joined her as she pushes for “carve outs” for Alberta’s oil and gas from Trump’s tariff threat. Graham Thomson writes. Graham is an award-winning Edmonton-based columnist who has covered Alberta politics for more than 30 years, first with the Edmonton Journal and now as a freelancer with various news outlets. Published Jan. 14, 2025.

Why Did Danielle Smith Visit with Donald Trump

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2025/01/13

“Her race to the tacky Florida resort to be photographed with the U.S. president-elect, who may or may not have known who he was talking to, shows Smith’s tendency to drop everything at the opportunity to appear at the side of any far-right celebrity.” David J. Climenhaga writes. David is an award-winning journalist, author, post-secondary teacher, poet and trade union communicator. Published Jan. 14, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/01/13/Danielle-Smith-Donald-Trump-Visit/

Making Sense of Trump’s Canada Obsession

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2025/01/13

At first it was dismissed as Trump being Trump, making a “joke” that Canada will become a 51st state and the prime minister will be known as the “governor.” But experts say Canadian politicians need to firmly say Canada’s sovereignty is not up for grabs. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published Jan. 13, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/13/Making-Sense-Trump-Canada-Obsession/

Court Finds Disabled Adults Can’t Count on Needed...

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2025/01/13

The B.C. Supreme Court has found adults with disabilities can’t count on needed provincial support. Community Living BC’s funding and structure means the agency could fail to deliver care. Andrew MacLeod, Tyee legislative bureau chief, reports. Published Jan. 13, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/13/Court-Disabled-Adults-Provincial-Support/

Human Rights Tribunal Delays Decision on RCMP’s Methods

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2025/01/13

After hearing 44 days of testimony, a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is preparing to release its decision in an inquiry into the RCMP’s handling of historical abuse complaints in northern B.C. Amanda Follett Hosgood updates. Amanda is The Tyee's northern B.C. reporter. Published Jan. 13, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/13/Human-Rights-Tribunal-Delays-Decision-RCMP-Methods/

A Revolutionary Approach to the World’s Protein Problem

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2025/01/13

The Protein Problem: This Vancouver company found one in the rootlike structure of mushrooms. The Tyee’s latest in #WhatWorks. Reporters: Inder Nirwan is founder of Kahani Pictures, an impact storytelling company based in Vancouver, B.C. Former What Works editor Pippa Norman reports on innovation for the Globe and Mail. Published Jan. 13, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/2025/01/13/Revolutionary-Approach-World-Protein-Problem/

How to Make Art Out of This

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2025/01/11

“Art makes everything better.” After a life-changing HIV-AIDS diagnosis, Joe Average dedicated himself to making a life as an artist. The visual artist and prominent advocate, who died in December in 2024, writes. Published Jan. 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/01/10/Joe-Average-Against-Death/

In ‘Bribe, Inc.,’ a Searing Takedown of Corporate...

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2025/01/11

“The experience of seeing a powerful documentary in a theatre and talking about it afterwards is still one of the most galvanizing things one can do in this moment of ongoing fracture. Which brings me to ‘Bribe, Inc.’” Dorothy Woodend, Tyee culture editor, writes. Published Jan. 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/01/10/Bribe-Inc-Takes-Down-Corporate-Corruption/

The New Fruits of Small-Batch Wine

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2025/01/11

There was once just red and white. Natural wine showed us there’s a space between the two that’s more than just rosé. The Vancouver-based wine consultant Kurtis Kolt writes. Published Jan. 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/01/10/New-Fruits-Small-Batch-Wine/

Learning from the Visual Masters of Cold War Subversion

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2025/01/11

“Multiple Realities,” the new exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery, offers a bevy of ideas about how to resist authoritarian forces. In short, it’s a lot of S-words: solidarity, subversion, sex. And of course, shit disturbing. Dorothy Woodend, Tyee culture editor, writes. Published Jan. 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/01/10/Times-Upheaval-Make-Radical-Art/

Okanagan Winemaker Banned from Foreign Worker Program...

The Tyee: Audio Edition ·

2025/01/10

Advocates are welcoming a rare decision to permanently ban an Okanagan winemaker from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program due to abuse. But they warn more needs to be done to protect vulnerable workers. Isaac Phan Nay reports. Isaac is The Tyee's labour reporter. Published Jan. 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/10/Okanagan-Winemaker-Banned-Foreign-Worker-Program/

In a Hot Housing Market, ‘Storeys’ Delivers the...

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2025/01/10

The online publication covers all things Canadian real estate, from interviews with big developers to the dollar figures of projects that fall apart. How Storeys is upping the game on news industry. Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher reports on urban issues for The Tyee. Published Jan. 10, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/10/Hot-Housing-Market-Storeys-Delivers/

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